This episode archive includes gear deep-dives, synth setups, MIDI puzzles, wiring disasters, and the occasional small victory. Each year is organized into a season. Click any title to watch the episode and download companion PDFs when available.
From “I Don’t Need One” to Three: How Patchbays Took Over My Studio In previous posts, I’ve mentioned how parts of my studio redesign occasionally got away from me. The last post was a good example—bringing in multiple styles of mic preamps and compressors simply...
Trying Something That Isn’t “You” One of the quieter threads running through my studio build—never the main focus, but always present—was a simple idea:this isn’t my style, but I want to try it anyway. I am not a clip-based producer.It’s one of the cool things to...
A Love–Hate Letter to Roland (and Friends) This post may land me in a world of hate—but I’m going for it anyway. Before you stop reading, close the tab, or shut off the video, give me a moment to explain. This probably isn’t the rant you think it’s going to be. Or...
Why Are We Drawn to the Things We Love? Psychologically speaking, I’ve always thought it would be fascinating to understand why we’re drawn to the things we love. I’m sure there’s plenty of research on the subject. Why does one person gravitate toward guitar...
Taking Chances: Online Shopping, Risk, and the Studio Mindset In previous posts, I mentioned that I was never much of an online shopper. In fact, my very first online purchase triggered a fraud investigation—my credit card company simply couldn’t believe I had...
The Comfort of Matching Sets I’m fairly sure I’m not alone in this—though part of me suspects I might just be trying to make myself feel better. Either way, I’ve known this about myself for a long time, and I’ve often wondered how many others experience the same...
When the Gear You Love… Doesn’t Love You Back In my last post, I mentioned that I like sets of things—and when gear comes in a series, I have to actively fight the urge to buy the entire line. One of the earliest examples of this internal struggle was with the Korg...
The Small Change That Changed Everything In a previous post, I talked about how converting a simple bridging shelf into a 19-inch rack unit turned out to be a complete game changer. Bringing all of my rack gear together in one place radically improved how my studio...
Eurorack: Big Ideas, Slow Execution One area of my studio where I had big plans but painfully slow execution is Eurorack. My interest in Eurorack originally started when Behringer began releasing their modular modules. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I have a...
The Small Studio Tasks That Quietly Matter the Most In an effort to state the obvious—because with this topic it’s almost impossible not to—it’s amazing how many small, ongoing tasks are involved in running a home studio. I’m not talking about big upgrades, new...
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